Multinational Enterprise and World Competition A Comparative Study of the USA, Japan, the UK, Sweden and West Germany |
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| Author:
| Clegg, J.
Palkowski, Michael |
| Series title: | University of Reading European and International Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-18720-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1987 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $179.99USD $179.99USD $169.99 |
Book Description:
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Multinational firms are often seen as controlling the secrets of industrial success, and conversely, as causing industrial decline. As a consequence their activites are the subject of intense debate. This study assesses the role of multinational enterprise in international competition - including trade and technology licensing - and analyses the profound implications that follow for policy formulation. This is the first book to use a systematic comparative approach, in which the...
More DescriptionMultinational firms are often seen as controlling the secrets of industrial success, and conversely, as causing industrial decline. As a consequence their activites are the subject of intense debate. This study assesses the role of multinational enterprise in international competition - including trade and technology licensing - and analyses the profound implications that follow for policy formulation. This is the first book to use a systematic comparative approach, in which the experience of five major developed economies, the USA, Japan, the UK, Sweden and West Germany, are appraised using the framework of modern economic theory.